He met with all lawmakers to decide which of them had the majority to form the next government. The constitution says the king can appoint a premier he believes has the majority, a power never utilised before as the premier is picked through an election.
The king appointed Muhyiddin who formed a government with parties defeated in the polls, including UMNO, even as Mahathir said he had regained a majority. When UMNO threatened to withdraw support for Muhyiddin amid tensions in late , the king repeatedly urged lawmakers to quit politicking and support the premier in a budget vote to prevent the government from collapsing during the pandemic.
Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, said the king had a good understanding of the populace and his actions mirrored popular sentiment.
The king refused an October request from Muhyiddin to declare emergency rule, a move critics said would have allowed the premier to suspend parliament and stymie efforts to remove him. But last month the king admonished Muhyiddin's administration over its handling of emergency laws, saying they had been revoked without his consent and went against the constitution.
That rare rebuke gave fresh impetus for Muhyiddin's rivals and the premier quit less than three weeks after. Royal historian Kobkua Suwannathat-Pian said the king had not acted beyond the scope of his constitutional powers.
It also brings back the rule of the United Malays National Organization, which had led Malaysia since independence from Britain in but was ousted in elections over a multibillion-dollar financial scandal.
The announcement came after the monarch met state Malay rulers who advised him on the appointment. Deaths have surged to above 13, A lawyer before he joined politics, Ismail held several ministerial posts in previous UMNO governments.
In as trade minister, Ismail courted controversy when he urged ethnic Malay consumers to boycott profiteering Chinese businesses. But he is in charge of major appointments like that of the role of prime minister, is the head of Islam in Malaysia and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. He also has the power to grant pardons which is what the previous king did for former opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim after his coalition's shock victory during last year's general elections.
Mr Anwar was pardoned from a conviction for sodomy which was widely seen as politically motivated. The role of Yang di-Pertuan Agong is accorded considerable prestige, particularly among the country's Malay Muslim majority, for whom the king is seen as upholding Malay and Islamic tradition. Criticism deemed to incite contempt of the king can attract a jail term. Most recently after Muhammad V's resignation, online vigilantes were seen policing social media and releasing personal information of anyone found criticising the monarchy.
According to local news site Malay Mail , a Facebook page was set up listing eight individuals of which at least three were investigated under Malaysia's Sedition Act while another four were either fired, suspended or resigned from their jobs.
The sultan and the showgirl. Malaysia's rotating throne has new king. Sultan Abdullah of Pahang state has been elected the new king.
The sultan and the showgirl Malaysia: What you need to know. However no reason has been given for his abdication.
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